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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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